"The new 'safest cycling helmet' on the top of the Virginia Tech test lab's ratings is this Canyon Deflector RLS. And it's a third cheaper than the previous holder of that top spot. Its secret is more than 2000 tiny plastic ball bearings underneath four outer plastic panels, designed to shear off in a crash - transferring forces away from your head, even before they impact the helmet itself."
"Well, first off, not every impact ejects the outer panels & balls. I had a small 'incident' with a tree, combining a slight misjudgment of how close I was with a sudden loss of traction. My head hit the tree enough that I would have had a knot on my head if I weren't wearing a helmet. It was enough to visibly scratch the helmet right on one of the RLS panels. But the tight fit kept the panel in place,"
Canyon's Deflector RLS helmet reached the top of Virginia Tech's test ratings while costing about one third less than the previous leader. The helmet uses a Release Layer System of detachable outer panels that sit on a grid of over 2,000 two-millimeter polycarbonate ball bearings. In a crash, outer panels can shear off and allow the helmet to glide, converting many impacts into glancing blows and reducing rotational forces transmitted to the head. The HighBar retention system feels unusual initially but becomes comfortable with use. Not every impact ejects panels; minor collisions can scuff panels without releasing the balls.
#cycling-helmet #rotational-impact-protection #release-layer-system-rls #virginia-tech-safety-ratings
Read at Bikerumor
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]